Dancehall artiste Charles Nii Armah Mensah, widely known as Shatta Wale, has told investigators at the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) that he cannot identify the person who sold him the 2019 Lamborghini Urus currently at the centre of a high-profile international fraud probe.
EOCO, in a statement issued on Thursday, August 21, revealed that the musician only claimed he bought the luxury vehicle “from the streets” through someone “possibly called ZAK,” whose identity he neither knows nor can prove.
According to the EOCO, Shatta Wale also said he has since discarded the contact details of this mysterious seller.
“So far, Charles Nii Armah Mensah has been unable to identify the person from whom he purchased the said Lamborghini Urus vehicle except to say that he purchased it from the “Street” and from someone possibly called “ZAK” who may have contacted him on WhatsApp but whose identity he does not know and whose contact he has thrown away.
So far, Charles Nii Armah Mensah does not also possess any documentation in terms of receipt or transfer documents which shows that he owns or purchased the said vehicle except a custom declaration document in his possession bearing the name of Nana Kwabena Amuah who is currently in jail.”
The revelation emerged during questioning over the $150,000 Lamborghini, which was seized after U.S. authorities linked it to the criminal proceeds of Nana Kwabena Amuah, a Ghanaian currently serving an 86-month sentence in the United States for a $4 million financial fraud scheme.
Investigators noted that Shatta Wale failed to provide receipts, transfer records, or ownership documentation, except for a customs declaration form that bore Amuah’s name.
EOCO stressed that this further deepens the suspicion around the vehicle’s ownership and connection to the U.S. case.
Shatta Wale, who appeared at EOCO alongside his lawyer on Wednesday, August 20, was granted bail of GH₵10 million with two sureties after hours of interrogation.
The Office confirmed that he remains a person of interest in the ongoing probe, which follows a request from the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice.
